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2014 Sochi Olympic Games Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

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And the last time Tom Powers had anything positive to say about anything was....wait....I don't think I've ever read anything positive by him.

On the subject of the women's gold medal game, I haven't seen any Canadian viewing numbers, but I'm sure they were quite strong. If you add up all the viewing sources, could that game have hit 10 million viewers? And what an excellent game it was! If that didn't show the casual viewer the excellent quality product the women's game has become, I don't know what would.

Let me add for the record, knowing some of those girls, and watching many of them play over the years, how anyone could *possibly* say they "didn't care" or "they didn't try" or they "slacked off" is absolutely beyond me. They are fiercely competitive individuals and superb athletes. What idiotic comments.

You could have substituted half a dozen other players and achieved the same outcome, by the way. All the chest beating and "I told you so's" mean nothing. They played some outstanding hockey and the gold medal game was epic. We just didn't get the bounces. My hat's off to all of them - American and Canadian.
 
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L268 said:
On the subject of the women's gold medal game, I haven't seen any Canadian viewing numbers, but I'm sure they were quite strong. If you add up all the viewing sources, could that game have hit 10 million viewers? .
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The number was well over 10 million in Canada alone. (Do the math, that is 30+ % of all off Canada's population watching).

From http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-ratings-cbc-wins-canadas-682643 :

"Nearly 13 million Canadians tuned in last Thursday when the Canadian women's team defeated Team USA for the gold medal, including more than 3.1 million viewers via the CBC's online stream."
 
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No worry about women's hockey getting dropped according to noted Boston Globe Olympics reporter John Powers.

EXPANDING HORIZONS

Not only is women’s ice hockey certain to be on the 2018 program, the field likely will be expanded from eight to 10 teams for 2022. Had that been the case in Sochi, the Czech Republic and Denmark would have qualified . . .
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Though hard to find, Powers' book One Goal, which chronicles the 1980 US men's team, is a must read. The movie Miracle draws heavily on the book for the back story of the team's formation, but only touches the surface of the behind the scenes workings leading up to Lake Placid, and then the games themselves.
 
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Kevin M. Coyne, a fellow college hockey player and brother of Kendall Coyne shared his thoughts in a column:

http://www.theregionalnews.com/inde...3104-we-were-just-a-minute-away-from-the-gold

"Looking at the game from a hockey perspective Canada’s head coach Kevin Dineen, formerly of the Florida Panthers, was one of the greatest factors contributing to the Canadian victory.

Dineen use his home ice advantage to match lines, maintain sustained pressure in the offensive zone and make tactical changes. Home ice advantage is real…notice the Americans received a too-many men penalty while trying to make a long change.

Home ice advantage allows for the home team to make last change. The home team’s bench closest to the defensive zone for two periods and allows for the home team’s center to enter the face-off second.

Besides utilizing home ice advantage, the former NHL coach adapted to the American style, putting in place a system that would neutralize the American’s speed, force turnovers and quickly transition from defense to offense."
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OnMAA said:
Good article about Sochi and the need to March forward in the endeavor of developing the pro-angle for the post college players.

http://www.womenshockeylife.com/blogs_view_dsp.cfm?BlogId=1244&CatId=9
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Good article about women's hockey post-Sochi.

"No now is not the time to rest. If anything, it is the time to capitalize on the sport's marketability and to keep building towards a brighter future"

And a month later QU and NCAA don't even bother to provide TV or streamed video--not even livestats for crying out loud--for the Frozen Four. W T F. Just brilliant. A pox on them all.
 
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Trillium said:
And a month later QU and NCAA don't even bother to provide TV or streamed video--not even livestats for crying out loud--for the Frozen Four. W T F. Just brilliant. A pox on them all.
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While I concur with your comments about television, there will be free live video streaming on NCAA.com and livestats on both NCAA.com and (my personal favorite) http://www.collegehockeystats.net/1314/ncaa_w_mobile (links will be posted on Friday).
 
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Good article about women's hockey post-Sochi.

"No now is not the time to rest. If anything, it is the time to capitalize on the sport's marketability and to keep building towards a brighter future"
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While that is true in Canada, much of the Olympic momentum in the U.S. was lost in the final four minutes and OT of the gold-medal game. When marketing to Americans, it is easier to pitch winners than being "more competitive."

Trillium said:
And a month later QU and NCAA don't even bother to provide TV or streamed video--not even livestats for crying out loud--for the Frozen Four. W T F. Just brilliant. A pox on them all.
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Don't throw QU under the bus for no TV; that is the NCAA. Efforts were made for a local Twin Cities station to broadcast the championship game a year ago, but the rights fee made it cost prohibitive.
 
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ARM said:
While that is true in Canada, much of the Olympic momentum in the U.S. was lost in the final four minutes and OT of the gold-medal game. When marketing to Americans, it is easier to pitch winners than being "more competitive."

Don't throw QU under the bus for no TV; that is the NCAA. Efforts were made for a local Twin Cities station to broadcast the championship game a year ago, but the rights fee made it cost prohibitive.
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What I throw QU under the bus for is not video streaming and live stats. They do it for their own games....except when they decide to give broadcasting rights to a US provider so it is not available out of the country.
 
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CrazyDave said:
While I concur with your comments about television, there will be free live video streaming on NCAA.com and livestats on both NCAA.com and (my personal favorite) http://www.collegehockeystats.net/1314/ncaa_w_mobile (links will be posted on Friday).
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Then why is nothing to that effect posted on NCAA.com or the QU website. There is stuff posted for the weekend for other sports. That's bad marketing.
 
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What I throw QU under the bus for is not video streaming and live stats. They do it for their own games....except when they decide to give broadcasting rights to a US provider so it is not available out of the country.
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I always just look on the site of one of the participating schools, where one can find other features like live blogs.
 
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